Get with the plan that is clinically proven to significantly reduce blood pressure! This updated booklet contains a week's worth of sample menus and recipes recalculated using 2005 nutrient content data. The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" eating plan features plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in salt/sodium. Also contains additional information on weight loss and physical activity.
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You can download this booklet and other useful materials on hypertension for free at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm.
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As the other reviewers have said, this IS an excellent overview of the DASH program for lowering blood pressure. If you're ready to change your daily eating habits and you've already bought-into the idea and just need a little guidance, then this small volume is probably all you need. There are whole books about the DASH diet, including several very good ones by Thomas Moore and other health-care professionals who participated in the studies, but large portions of those books are dedicated to the study... more info
DASH:
This book has great tips on how to lower blood pressure. The eating plan is very easy to follow.
Great collection of information:
This guide is a quick read but has all the basic information on how diet, exercise, and medication affect hypertension. The DASH program has become quite popular, and this is a great summary from the source of the program.
